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Untamed (1955) -- Among those leaving Ireland during the potato famine are Katie O'Neill and her husband, who decide that the promised land is South Africa. Once there, they discover the hardships that are the reality of the homesteader experience.
"Night Gallery" (1970): Season 1: Episode 1 -- Two half hour segments, one dealing with the power of suggestion and the other dealing with a soul transfer.  Larry Hagman guest stars.
Jane Eyre (1944) -- Trailer for this romance drama
Charlotte's Web (1973) -- A spider with a flair for promotion pledges to save a young pig from slaughter.
The Bat (1959) -- A crazed killer known as "The Bat" is on the loose in a mansion full of people.

Overview

Date of Death:

30 April 1974, Rochester, Minnesota, USA more

Trivia:

Agnes died of cancer as did almost every actor and crew member of the film... more

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Awards:

Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 7 nominations more

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(7 articles)

Citizen Kane Screenings in the UK
 (From Alternative Film Guide. 23 October 2009, 10:28 AM, PDT)

Queens Theatre In The Park Announces 2009-2010 New York Film Series
 (From CinemaRetro. 1 October 2009, 12:35 PM, PDT)

Filmography

Actress
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love (1974) (TV)   Hercule's Wife 1974 - 6.5 (11)
AKAs:
  • Short Stories of Love
  • Short Story
  • Three Faces of Love
- 2. Frankenstein: The True Story (1973) (TV) Mrs. Blair 1973 - 7.5 (537)
- 3. Charlotte's Web (1973)   (voice) The Goose 1973 - 6.8 (3,779)
AKAs:
  • E.B. White's Charlotte's Web (USA: promotional title)
- 4. "Marcus Welby, M.D." (1969)   Mrs. Ramsey (1 episode, 1972) 1972 - 7.4 (189)
AKAs:
  • Robert Young, Family Doctor
1 TV episode:
- 5. Night of Terror (1972) (TV) Bronsky 1972 - 6.7 (58)
- 6. Rolling Man (1972) (TV) Grandmother 1972 - 5.7 (35)
- 7. "Bewitched" (1964)   Endora (147 episodes, 1964-1972) 1972 - 7.9 (2,194)
- 8. Dear Dead Delilah (1972) Delilah Charles 1972 - 5.0 (71)
- 9. "Love, American Style" (1969)   Mrs. Cooper (segment 'Love and the Particular Girl') (1 episode, 1971) 1971 - 6.5 (288)
1 TV episode:
- 10. "Disneyland" (1954)   Mrs. Pringle (2 episodes, 1971) 1971 - 8.4 (277)
AKAs:
  • Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
  • The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
  • The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
  • The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
  • Walt Disney (USA: new title)
  • Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
  • Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
2 TV episodes:
- 11. The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove (1971) (TV) Mrs. Pringle 1971 - 7.3 (14)
- 12. Suddenly Single (1971) (TV) Marlene 1971 - 7.9 (9)
- 13. Marriage: Year One (1971) (TV) Grandma Duden 1971 - 8.0 (7)
- 14. "Night Gallery" (1970)   Emma Brigham / Head Witch (2 episodes, 1970-1971) 1971 - 8.0 (628)
AKAs:
  • Rod Serling's Night Gallery (USA: alternative title)
- 15. "The Smith Family" (1971)   (1 episode, 1971) 1971 - 7.7 (13)
1 TV episode:
- 16. What's the Matter with Helen? (1971) Sister Alma 1971 - 6.2 (404)
- 17. "The Virginian" (1962)   Ma Garvey (1 episode, 1970) 1970 - 7.6 (228)
AKAs:
  • The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 18. "Barefoot in the Park" (1970)   Mrs. Wilson (1 episode, 1970) 1970 - 5.8 (10)
1 TV episode:
  • Pilot (1970) Mrs. Wilson
- 19. "The Red Skelton Show" (1951)   Blackout Sketch / Witch (1 episode, 1969) 1969 - 8.2 (165)
AKAs:
  • The Red Skelton Hour (USA: new title)
- 20. "Lancer" (1968)   Mrs. Normile (1 episode, 1969) 1969 - 6.1 (46)
1 TV episode:
- 21. The Ballad of Andy Crocker (1969) (TV) Lisa's mother 1969 - 6.7 (76)
- 22. "Custer" (1967)   Watoma (1 episode, 1967) 1967 - 7.1 (22)
AKAs:
  • The Legend of Custer (USA: theatrical title)
1 TV episode:
- 23. "The Wild Wild West" (1965)   Emma Valentine (1 episode, 1967) 1967 - 8.3 (739)
1 TV episode:
- 24. Alice Through the Looking Glass (1966) (TV) The Red Queen 1966 - 6.1 (54)
- 25. "Hollywood Talent Scouts" (1965)   (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - -
AKAs:
  • Art Linkletter's Hollywood Talent Scouts (USA: alternative title)
1 TV episode:
- 26. The Singing Nun (1966) Sister Cluny 1966 - 5.7 (367)
- 27. "Burke's Law" (1963)   Dona Ynez Ortega y Esteban / 3 characters not shown (3 episodes, 1963-1965) 1965 - 7.7 (142)
AKAs:
  • Amos Burke, Secret Agent (USA: new title)
3 TV episodes:
- 28. Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)   Velma 1964 - 7.4 (3,700)
AKAs:
  • What Ever Happened to Cousin Charlotte?
- 29. "The Greatest Show on Earth" (1963)   Millie (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 8.5 (34)
1 TV episode:
- 30. "Channing" (1963)   Professor Amelia Webster (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 8.2 (6)
AKAs:
  • The Young and the Bold
1 TV episode:
- 31. Who's Minding the Store? (1963) Mrs. Phoebe Tuttle 1963 - 6.6 (557)
- 32. How the West Was Won (1962) Rebecca Prescott 1962 $50M 7.0 (5,609)
- 33. Poor Mr. Campbell (1962) (TV) Adrice Campbell 1962 - -
- 34. Jessica (1962)   Maria Lombardo 1962 - 5.9 (80)
AKAs:
  • La sage-femme, le curé et le bon Dieu (France)
- 35. Bachelor in Paradise (1961) Judge Peterson 1961 - 6.0 (489)
- 36. Twenty Plus Two (1961)   Mrs. Eleanor Delaney 1961 - 6.9 (18)
AKAs:
  • It Started in Tokyo (UK)
- 37. "My Sister Eileen" (1960)   Aunt Harriet (2 episodes, 1961) 1961 - -
2 TV episodes:
- 38. "The Twilight Zone" (1959)   Woman (1 episode, 1961) 1961 - 9.6 (5,889)
AKAs:
  • The Twilight Zone: The Original Series (Australia)
  • Twilight Zone (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 39. "The Rifleman" (1958)   Alberta 'Bertie' Hoakam (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 8.1 (408)
1 TV episode:
- 40. "Shirley Temple's Storybook" (1958)   Hepzibah Pyncheon / 3 characters not shown (3 episodes, 1958-1960) 1960 - 8.2 (31)
AKAs:
  • Shirley Temple Storybook Collection (USA: DVD box title)
  • The Shirley Temple Show (USA: second season title)
  • The Shirley Temple Theatre (USA: third season title)
3 TV episodes:
- 41. "Harrigan and Son" (1960)   (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 9.0 (7)
1 TV episode:
- 42. "Rawhide" (1959)   Sister Frances (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 8.2 (408)
1 TV episode:
- 43. "Adventures in Paradise" (1959)   Jikiri (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 8.7 (79)
1 TV episode:
- 44. "The Chevy Mystery Show" (1960)   Elizabeth Marshall (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 7.5 (6)
AKAs:
  • Sunday Mystery Hour (USA: rerun title)
1 TV episode:
- 45. Pollyanna (1960) Mrs. Snow 1960 - 7.0 (2,710)
- 46. "The Millionaire" (1955)   Katherine Boland (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 7.8 (115)
AKAs:
  • If You Had a Million
1 TV episode:
- 47. "Startime" (1959)   Carmen Lynch (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 7.2 (29)
AKAs:
  • Ford Startime
  • Lincoln-Mercury Startime
1 TV episode:
- 48. "The Rebel" (1959)   Mrs. Martha Lassiter (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 8.3 (61)
1 TV episode:
- 49. The Bat (1959) Cornelia van Gorder 1959 - 5.8 (1,101)
- 50. "Alcoa Theatre" (1957)   Mrs. Adams (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 6.8 (11)
1 TV episode:
- 51. Night of the Quarter Moon (1959)   Cornelia Nelson 1959 - 6.5 (19)
AKAs:
  • Flesh and Flame
  • The Color of Her Skin (USA: alternative title)
- 52. "General Electric Theater" (1953)   Ana Konrad Bethlen (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 8.1 (72)
AKAs:
  • G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
  • G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 53. La tempesta (1958)   Vassilissa Mironova 1958 - 5.6 (57)
AKAs:
  • La tempête (France)
  • Oluja (Yugoslavia: Serbian title)
  • Tempest (USA)
- 54. "Suspicion" (1957)   Katherine Searles (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - 8.3 (101)
1 TV episode:
- 55. "Playhouse 90" (1956)   Rose Ganun (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - 8.5 (67)
1 TV episode:
- 56. "The DuPont Show of the Month" (1957)   Madame Defarge (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - 8.3 (11)
1 TV episode:
- 57. "Wagon Train" (1957)   Mary Halstead (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - 7.6 (211)
AKAs:
  • Major Adams, Trail Master
1 TV episode:
- 58. The Story of Mankind (1957) Queen Elizabeth I 1957 - 5.0 (256)
- 59. Raintree County (1957) Ellen Shawnessy 1957 - 6.3 (1,268)
- 60. Jeanne Eagels (1957) Nellie Neilson 1957 - 6.1 (184)
- 61. "Climax!" (1954)   (segment "Child of the Wind") / Irene (2 episodes, 1956-1957) 1957 - 7.8 (40)
AKAs:
  • Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title)
2 TV episodes:
- 62. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1951)   (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - 7.1 (49)
AKAs:
  • Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
  • Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
  • The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
1 TV episode:
- 63. The True Story of Jesse James (1957)   Mrs. Samuel 1957 - 6.4 (290)
AKAs:
  • The James Brothers (UK)
- 64. "Studio 57" (1954)   Mrs. Tolliver (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 8.1 (24)
AKAs:
  • Heinz Studio 57 (USA: alternative title)
1 TV episode:
- 65. The Opposite Sex (1956) Countess D'Brion 1956 - 6.3 (417)
- 66. Pardners (1956) Mrs. Matilda Kingsley 1956 - 5.9 (412)
- 67. The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1956) Bertha Parchman 1956 - 6.2 (116)
- 68. "Matinee Theatre" (1955)   Mrs. Barnes (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 7.2 (12)
1 TV episode:
- 69. The Swan (1956) Queen Maria Dominika 1956 - 6.3 (817)
- 70. Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)   Miss Hattie 1956 - 5.7 (217)
AKAs:
  • Viva Las Vegas! (UK)
- 71. The Conqueror (1956)   Hunlun 1956 $12M 2.7 (1,349)
AKAs:
  • Conqueror of the Desert
- 72. All That Heaven Allows (1955) Sara Warren 1955 - 7.6 (3,139)
- 73. The Left Hand of God (1955) Beryl Sigman 1955 - 6.2 (803)
- 74. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (1950)   Aunt Minnie (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 7.8 (140)
AKAs:
  • Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
  • Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
  • Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
1 TV episode:
- 75. Untamed (1955) Aggie (Kildare's governess) 1955 - 6.3 (168)
- 76. Magnificent Obsession (1954) Nancy Ashford 1954 - 7.0 (1,569)
- 77. Those Redheads from Seattle (1953) Mrs. Edmonds 1953 - 5.8 (46)
- 78. Main Street to Broadway (1953) Mildred Waterbury 1953 - 5.2 (25)
- 79. "The Revlon Mirror Theater" (1953)   Martha Adams (1 episode, 1953) 1953 - 6.1 (11)
1 TV episode:
- 80. Scandal at Scourie (1953) Sister Josephine 1953 - 6.3 (109)
- 81. The Story of Three Loves (1953)   Aunt Lydia (segment "The Jealous Lover") 1953 - 6.5 (342)
AKAs:
  • Equilibrium
  • Three Stories of Love
- 82. The Blazing Forest (1952) Jessie Crain 1952 - 5.1 (21)
- 83. The Blue Veil (1951) Mrs. Palfrey 1951 - 7.5 (122)
- 84. Show Boat (1951) Parthy Hawks 1951 - 7.0 (1,634)
- 85. Adventures of Captain Fabian (1951)   Aunt Jezebel 1951 - 6.0 (74)
AKAs:
  • La taverne de New Orléans (France)
  • New Orleans Adventure
- 86. Fourteen Hours (1951) Christine Hill Cosick 1951 - 7.3 (637)
- 87. Caged (1950) Ruth Benton 1950 - 7.9 (763)
- 88. Black Jack (1950)   Mrs.Emily Birk 1950 - 5.4 (33)
AKAs:
  • Captain Blackjack (USA)
  • Jack, el Negro
- 89. Without Honor (1949)   Katherine Williams 1949 - 6.3 (42)
AKAs:
  • Woman Accused (USA: reissue title)
- 90. The Great Sinner (1949) Emma Getzel 1949 - 6.2 (231)
- 91. The Stratton Story (1949) Ma Stratton 1949 - 7.1 (980)
- 92. Johnny Belinda (1948) Aggie McDonald 1948 - 7.8 (1,413)
- 93. Station West (1948) Mrs. Mary Caslon 1948 - 6.9 (196)
- 94. The Woman in White (1948) Countess Fosco 1948 - 6.7 (357)
- 95. Summer Holiday (1948) Cousin Lily 1948 - 6.0 (147)
- 96. The Lost Moment (1947) Juliana Borderau 1947 - 7.4 (162)
- 97. Dark Passage (1947) Madge Rapf 1947 - 7.5 (4,819)
- 98. Her Highness and the Bellboy (1945) Countess Zoe 1945 - 6.3 (162)
- 99. Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945) Bruna Jacobson 1945 - 7.7 (499)
- 100. Keep Your Powder Dry (1945) Lt. Col. Spottiswoode 1945 - 6.3 (90)
- 101. Tomorrow, the World! (1944) Aunt Jessie Frame 1944 - 6.6 (262)
- 102. Mrs. Parkington (1944) Baroness Aspasia Conti 1944 - 7.0 (325)
- 103. The Seventh Cross (1944)   Mme. Marelli 1944 - 7.3 (828)
AKAs:
  • The Seven Crosses
- 104. Dragon Seed (1944) Third Cousin's Wife 1944 - 6.3 (390)
- 105. Since You Went Away (1944) Mrs. Emily Hawkins 1944 - 7.7 (1,587)
- 106. Jane Eyre (1944) Mrs. Reed 1944 - 7.7 (2,577)
- 107. Government Girl (1943) Adele - Mrs. Delancey Wright 1943 - 5.2 (87)
- 108. The Youngest Profession (1943) Miss Featherstone 1943 - 6.0 (119)
- 109. Journey Into Fear (1943) Mrs. Mathews 1943 - 6.7 (1,201)
- 110. The Big Street (1942) Violette Shumberg 1942 - 6.0 (379)
- 111. The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) Fanny 1942 - 8.0 (8,010)
- 112. Citizen Kane (1941) Mary Kane 1941 - 8.6 (127,467)
Soundtrack
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. What's the Matter with Helen? (1971) (performer: "What a Friend We Have in Jesus") 1971 - 6.2 (404)
- 2. Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)   ("The Gal with the Yaller Shoes") 1956 - 5.7 (217)
AKAs:
  • Viva Las Vegas! (UK)
- 3. Summer Holiday (1948) (performer: "Our Home Town" (uncredited), "The Stanley Steamer" (uncredited)) 1948 - 6.0 (147)
- 4. Mrs. Parkington (1944) ("The Wedding March" (1843)) 1944 - 7.0 (325)
- 5. The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) ("The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo" (1892) (uncredited)) 1942 - 8.0 (8,010)
Miscellaneous Crew
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. King of Kings (1961) (dialogue coach) (uncredited) 1961 - 7.0 (1,867)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "The Mike Douglas Show" (1961)   Herself (4 episodes, 1967-1973) 1973 - 7.6 (80)
4 TV episodes:
- 2. "What's My Line?" (1973)   Herself - Guest Celebrity (1 episode, 1973) 1973 - -
1 TV episode:
- 3. "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" (1967)   Herself - Guest Performer (1 episode, 1971) 1971 - 8.1 (334)
AKAs:
  • Laugh-In
1 TV episode:
- 4. "It Was a Very Good Year" (1971)   Herself (1 episode, 1971) 1971 - -
1 TV episode:
- 5. "The Pet Set" (1971)   Herself (1 episode, 1971) 1971 - -
1 TV episode:
- 6. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962)   Herself (1 episode, 1970) 1970 - 8.3 (463)
AKAs:
  • The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
1 TV episode:
- 7. "House Party" (1952)   Herself (1 episode, 1970) 1970 - 7.0 (24)
AKAs:
  • Art Linkletter's House Party (USA: complete title)
  • The Linkletter Show (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 8. "The Don Rickles Show" (1968)   Herself (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - 9.1 (5)
1 TV episode:
- 9. "The Jonathan Winters Show" (1967)   Herself (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - 8.2 (17)
1 TV episode:
- 10. "The Hollywood Squares" (1965)   Guest Appearance (17 episodes, 1966-1968) 1968 - 6.6 (116)
17 TV episodes: 12 episodes not shown.
- 11. "The Pat Boone Show" (1967)   Herself (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - 4.3 (11)
1 TV episode:
- 12. Mr. Blackwell Presents (1968) (TV) Herself 1968 - -
- 13. Talking Pictures (1968) (TV) Herself 1968 - -
- 14. "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" (1967)   Herself (1 episode, 1967) 1967 - 8.4 (112)
1 TV episode:
- 15. "Dateline: Hollywood" (1967)   Herself (1 episode, 1967) 1967 - -
1 TV episode:
- 16. "The Joey Bishop Show" (1967)   Herself (1 episode, 1967) 1967 - 7.3 (19)
1 TV episode:
- 17. "Girl Talk" (1962)   Herself (3 episodes, 1963-1967) 1967 - 4.1 (14)
3 TV episodes:
- 18. "The Merv Griffin Show" (1962)   Herself (1 episode, 1967) 1967 - 7.3 (95)
1 TV episode:
- 19. "Password" (1961)   Herself (1 episode, 1967) 1967 - 7.8 (93)
AKAs:
  • Password All-Stars (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 20. "The Hollywood Palace" (1964)   Herself - Dramatic Reader (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - 9.5 (45)
1 TV episode:
- 21. "The Celebrity Game" (1964)   Panelist (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - 5.5 (6)
1 TV episode:
- 22. Chevrolet's Bewitching Bonanza (1964) Herself 1964 - -
- 23. "You Don't Say" (1963)   Herself (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 8.8 (10)
1 TV episode:
- 24. "The Shari Lewis Show" (1960)   Herself (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 8.7 (15)
1 TV episode:
- 25. "Camera Three" (1956)   Herself (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 8.9 (6)
1 TV episode:
- 26. "The Jerry Lester Show" (1963)   Herself (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - -
1 TV episode:
- 27. "About Faces" (1960)   Herself (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - -
1 TV episode:
- 28. Screen Snapshots: Salute to Hollywood (1958) Herself 1958 - -
- 29. Operation Raintree (1957) (uncredited) Herself 1957 - 5.7 (26)
- 1. The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics (2008) (TV) Mrs. Snow
- 2. "La imagen de tu vida"  
1 TV episode:
- 3. Bewitched (2005) (uncredited) Endora
- 4. America at the Movies (1976) Rebecca Prescott
- 5. "Disneyland"  
3 TV episodes:
- 6. "Toast of the Town"  
1 TV episode:

Additional Details

Other Works:

Appeared as Donna Anna in Charles Laughton's famous Broadway production of George Bernard Shaw's Don Juan in Hell, the third act of Shaw's "Man and Superman," with an all-star cast that featured Charles Boyer as Don Juan, Sir Cedric Hardwicke as The Statue and Agnes Moorehead and Laughton as The Devil. Essentially a staged reading, the production had a single performance at Carnegie Hall on October 22, 1951; it then returned to New York, playing the New Century Theatre on Broadway from November 29 - December 31, 1951 for 38 performances. After a three-month hiatus, the production staged a return engagement at Broadway's Plymouth Theatre from April 6 - May 24, 1952, playing a total of 66 performances. Boyer was presented with a special Tony Award for his performance as Don Juan. The production was recorded and released as an long-playing record. more

Publicity Listings:

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